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[CrazyKittyLvr2]

We have had a family membervisiting since Thursday, she left around 2 hours ago.

Even though we love her dearly I've discovered at 72 I'm not a fan of overnight/multiple day guests.

My poor cats were in a closet or under a piece of furniture until she went to bed every night then they came out.

[Kachina624]

@CrazyKittyLvr2   Perhaps the cats need more visitors?  My sister's cat, Petunia's age, actually attacked her daughter.  Now she won't come in the house unless the cat is locked up.

[SurferWife]

I agree.  I'm not a fan of overnight guests so I'm grateful we rarely have them.  It puts a damper on my routine, plus since I work from home full-time, it is a huge disrupter to my day.  We haven't had a visitor in a few years, thank goodness!

[Justholdingon]

yes, I agree.. I don't care how close I am to the visitors, I'd rather they stay in a hotel or someplace else. It totally disrupts my mind, my rhythm, and my whole way of thinking since we'd have to be sharing the main bathroom. I'm so set in my ways and it's hard to change even for a few days.

[Snowpuppy]

I miss having company! 

A chance to chat it up, make a special breakfast, play cards or watch a movie.  Some friends from our old neighborhood back home said they'll host a movie night when we're in town.

I'm doing a refresh of my guest bedroom, just took delivery of a new set of bedding. Hoping to invite guests for the summer.

I hope I never get so old or cranky that I can't be bothered.

[LdyBugz]

@CrazyKittyLvr2.  Benjamin Franklin was right; "Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days."  

I'm not a fan of overnight guests either.  It's exhausting!  😕

[kaydee50]

That's what hotels are for!  I laugh at the HGTV shows where the couple needs room for their guests.  So they buy a bigger house with a bigger mortgage for guests who may stay a week.  LOL!!!

[chrystaltree]

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I totally understand.  Overnight guests always upset my cats.  Cats are creatures of habit and they do think they they own their homes.  Guests staying multiple days left one of my cats so frazzled, it left her jumpy for several days after they departed.  We're in a condo and we don't have space for house guests and I like it that way.  We do have some friends and relatives who love spending time with, when we invite them, we pay for a 3 day stay at a nearby motel. We spend quality time together and have fun but we all have our privacy and downtime.  

[deepwaterdotter]

If we choose to travel to visit family or friends, we make sure to book hotel accomodations before leaving home.  We prefer staying in a hotel of our choosing.

[kitcat51]

I enjoy having family-friends stay with me, I have lots of happy memories of our time together in my home & look forward to more. I never cared about my daily routine being disrupted by guests & I'm happy about that, I would've missed so much. And my cat is the greeter, she loves having guests.